Start Dylan Sampson. Sampson is projected for 8.6 PPR points vs 8.0 for Jordan Mason, and faces the 1st-softest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Dylan Sampson RB · CLE | Jordan Mason RB · MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 8.6 | 8.0 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 7.4 | 6.9 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 9.0 | 8.9 |
| StatChasers projection | 7.4 (RB36) | 8.6 (RB34) |
| Opponent | vs NO | vs BUF |
| Opponent vs. position | 1st-softest (30.0 pts/g allowed) | 3rd-softest (26.5 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 11% carry share (last 3) | 47% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | FLEX · Flex | FLEX · Flex |
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Start Dylan Sampson. Sampson projects for 8.6 PPR points vs NO, against 8.0 for Jordan Mason vs BUF: a 0.6-point edge.
The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.
Dylan Sampson is projected to score more: 8.6 PPR points to 8.0 for Jordan Mason.
The sources range from 7.4 to 9.0 for Sampson and from 6.9 to 8.9 for Mason. The ranges overlap, so Mason outscoring Sampson is a realistic result.
Dylan Sampson is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Sampson at 7.4 PPR points, against 6.9 for Jordan Mason.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Dylan Sampson has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Sampson at 9.0 PPR points, against 8.9 for Jordan Mason.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Dylan Sampson plays NO and Jordan Mason plays BUF in Week 9.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Sampson faces the 1st-softest defense against RBs and Mason faces the 3rd-softest defense against RBs, so Dylan Sampson has the softer matchup.
Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.
Over his recent games Dylan Sampson has drawn 11% of his team's carries, and Jordan Mason 47% of his team's carries.
Jordan Mason has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither Dylan Sampson nor Jordan Mason has an injury designation for Week 9.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Dylan Sampson is projected by 6 of them and Jordan Mason by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.